The Sun. — London, England, 1826-05-04 00:00:00

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY, The Twenty-second Anniversary wail held on Tuesday at Frees . . masons' Hall. None but gentlemen were admitted, and the Hall .wars crowded to,exeess at an early hour. Upon the platform were the following distinguished individuals—.viz. Right Hon. Earl of Ilarrowhy; Lords Teigninouth, Calthorpe, and Gambier; the ,friOn. and iitiltht Rev. Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, ..:; ,Lora Bishop of Salisbury, Baron Pellet'de Loam. (from' Ma. Mr. Hewitt, Hou. Mr. Sandford, Hon. Frederick Calthorpe, Sze. &e. . - • - Lord TxtalSMOuTll,.Preeident,• ., on , taking the Chair, cows roomed with u few appropriate observations. The Rev. Mr.l4ANne.tll, Secretary, read the Report, which very voluminous, and occupied nearly two hours' time. , The topic which most attracted notice was that which adverted to the achisin respeetiug. the Apocrypha. The Scotch Bible Socie ties had been long controverting the expediency of circulating. the . Apocryphal with the Canonicul Books of Scripture, and after many diacasssions, it warn finally reaolved,that the Apourypha should not be printed or eirenlated by the British Bible Society. 2. That .no ‘ pectuiiary aid should be given to any foreign satiety printing or circulating the Apocrypha. S. Thst grants of Bibles to such societies should be, made on these conditions, viz. The Bibles 'sheald be the Canonical books only, and bound—and also given • on express condition that the Apocrypha should not afterwards be bound up with them, er circulated .with them, by the foreign so cieties in any way whatever.—(Much cheering followed the an nouncement of these Resolutions.) The Hon. and Right 11ev. the Lord Bishop of LicliFiELD and Covnisene• always approached this cause with feelings of admira tion, interest, and gratitude. He had heard in the Report of the occasional difficulties and embarrassments of the Society, and especially a diminution of its funds during last year; but he saw no cause to weaken his attachment to the Society, nor his con viction—nay, assurance of its ultimate success. He could not bring himself to believe that a reservoir which was to supply th e ePiritual drought of heathen, or infidel, or Popish supereition, ..• . • • - • could ever be so undermined by objectors as to cease to be of use; or that any 'efforts could exhaust that fountain of living waters which for ever bubbled in the wellspring of the Oracles of GOD, • The present assembly seemed to him like representatives from all natioue of the earth, saying to the Society respectively, as the mail of Macedooie'in : the vision said to Paul, " Come over and help ITS „ ." uvoked t lie lhem, therefore, not to abate in their ardour— . . '." not to Owe the woos to Mls of which they had given a glimpse 'fur seal ty, the living opting% of which they had furnished al realy.,crivietis theugh insufficient draughts. He wouhl have „," sts ' thereinixealously affected in. a good thing, and remember that it IS hi only she endureth to the end shall reap the fruits of his t.i toils. ides t Ifnn. lii Cavrnoner. adverted to that passage in the Beport which mentioned the observation of the Prior ofan Armenian (;invent, who said, " The best thing Englund ever di], was the formation .01 the Bible Society." He (Lord C.) ' never felt so strongly the blessings and privileges of being an Eng ' lislimau, as on the, platform of that Society.: H e not i ce d two tarts of the world where their efforts were most remarkable. China bail arrogated to herself the proud title of the " Celestial Etnpire," • This absurd epithet, as she now stood, might yet in a partulthw sense he appropriate, us an opening wits now happily foe the introduction of that holy volume which could make her population, indeed, inluibitants of a celestial empire. Great also was the pro,tat in South America. England, deservedly called the cradle of ,the civil and religious liberties of the whole world, was extending. her fostering love to that wonderful coun try. He adverted also to the reviving state of religion in France, u. I having !Token at considerable length, sat down amidst the cheers of the assembly. Right Hon. Earl of Ilannowim lamented his being unable to say much. He felt a weakness in his voice, but feeble as that voice was, lie could not withhold its beat efforts in favour of this valuable Society. He. proposed a vote of thanks to their Noble Chairman, Lord Teignmouth, whose unremitting attention to their interests was strikingly proved by his presence that day, as slu'ringnliOds.paat life ; and he earnestly hoped that the Society might,liw i see him in good health, and (he doubted not) i n th e sqnseAparit cif attachment to their MSC. Lord in acknowledging the vote, declared, that as long ai it pla:.sed Cioc(to grant ,him life and health, he would • oever abate his waned exertions in the Society's behalf. The Hons and llev. ~'dour, had the honour to introduce to •disc votive of the Meeting tin illustrious stranger, Baron Pelet de Liiziere, representative of the Paris Bible Society. He (Mr. N.) could, never forget the reception lie met with from that Society, in the year 1817, whothe went as the representative of the British 'and Foreign Bible Society, to. Paris. lie hoped that all anticipa tiees of evil tnieht be frustrated, awl though the ground beneath the seemed to have heen'agitated, as by an earthquake (.1.6114 the lest your (alluding to the controverSies about the Apo pia), ye.t, he thought it now seemed to stand firmer than ever. it was r the colon Wll grewl of all Chriatians—they were wrecked by a k , llllllloll storm, zeal guyed by a common deliverance. No ,,lamid prevent their rallying round the standard of the which he. hoped to see wave triumphant over the crumb ! . ruin; of Pa4att superstition.. PI.:!.ET LoziEite noticed the resolution passed at the :last Anntel 'Meeting tel the. Paris Bible Society, which tltanked the II;ble Society fur its assistance, rend rejoiced that the good bid which they had sown had not fallen among thorns. He stated tt'at ch., ed ,!, the Bildt, was muking greet progress in France as aml good effects of the Paris Bible,Society. I . ll,,l;npri,volilents in the state of the Protestants wore very .encou. riffsirmg. l'rvatt!, rataily,.and public worship were more attended to. spoke very feelingly,of the hospitality shown by Britain to the Frenithlrdra4eoA, duct eontrasted the dreadful state of things in Prance et that time with the present. Then, if a man had a copy of the gqiptarssi in 414 1)0Mk . ) , 4041, it was enough to cond e m n h im t o tics iftiefroldlae.n,tho Protestants Were obliged to as s emble for wor aril; itniongst the graves and tombs. Pot tiow the Society was pub- Hely' instituted Pit eirentiting time Scriptures, and the Protestants of Prance were building suitable places of wor s hip f or themselves. Queen :Elisabeth' fo rmerly sent a Supply of troops to it French Monarch at his earnest request, but now the Preach p eo pl e su p. ,plhae England for a supply of different weeons--seven those of spiriihal 'temper. 'The . improvement in pu bl ic feeling in Fridley was riot 'Confined to religious toleration ; every thing partook of it. A Society lately established proposed a prize fur the beet treatise , oti the cauies of national irreligion,,and the best means of remov ing it. lie firmly believed the beat end: only means were the Lr e ifspel. '' Philosophers might argue, or wits might satirise vice, 'That , nothing. could reform the heart but the pure religion of the Lord.4na saviour Jesus Christ. ft.* Trio Nstoorti being now obliged to leave the room from 114 Ittedth, the chair was taken be Lord Gambier. The Right Hon. CitateLes Gnaw:, 'M.P., rose amidst loud cle.Alt, he adverted to the Mixed told clutitened sensations of joy alit regret; gm with which such meetings were always attended. f' set departUre of the Noble Lord Teignmouth and the omission of land Gauthier to the Chair, were circumstances of tide nature, Sti . 'were tint emotions excited by hearing the Noble Baron from Ptak+, whom he was going to call a " stranger," but he recalled el expression---he would rather say the friend, the Christian ad stleite and-eu-partner, in the cause of the Bible. Thief illustrious Otter hail revived the memory of days of persecution, thank Gosh' lung past, and afforded in his own paten' n livine proof of what the Bible Societies can . Offacte-lhors tl4tureali,44 the an tiiiiiatfons which some years ago were only whispered or now t:let-A in accents of joy, at first hearing the possibility of forming a Bible Society at Punit. He WWI in each things a delightful colftradietion to those words of the Poet, who, wishing to stir up English animosity against Prance (amidst other glowing imagery), stmt of ! the two natiOns that, e s- r , Collet frowns on eoast,— Ceds, oppesed.:--but most the adverse mind." fitlA selltirnenta he (Mr. (1.) woold expunge as hateful to hu nnipiti.''' 806e' ty had enabled us to say, that neither arms, tier geode, nor mind. ore opposed. We • have one common itit?"4l : are united in Ono common cause. He then proposed &,vote of thanks to their Iloyal Highnesseit the Dukes of York, Sassen. , tuel Glouc es t e r, f or th e i r cont i nued patronage' of that Society. h 4 Ve deeper interest in, such Societies than those who, Inay,bo 'called to rule over : great nations. The present it au age of mtich Moral and intellectual excitement. Education Mitking,gr, , at progTess, and we ought to take. care to suppl good god Solid fitundatlens, y while we remove, th a t i nsecur i ty of ie. ' toraues, or superatition, on.which lwlitiead institutimrs have often beech said to reptise. , the ltieht Hon. the Limo Mavou. spoke a few words, expres sive nihy4 high approbation of the Society, his conviction, diet it sass every mania duty to stipport,it, and that the best elfeete do e very where result fromthe - simulation of th e Holy Scriptures Cirnwistattalst felt it bus duty to direct their attention to topics kai satisfactory than what they had yet heard, ac siely,, the dintinutiou of timer funds:. As Englishmen, they b could look difficulties in the 1144, 'imuire their causes, and seek t ., v owel} , theta. Alr: theist's speech was like the 'sound of a t r umpet, but he (Mr. C.) inuct strike in a minor key, whi c h y e t, rrrr the..pritsciple elmusicatecionce, he hoped might rather increase tit.= hi: troy the general Iwo - limy of the day. The Rev. G. title _ mao thenlpok4 at considerable length, and with greet eloquence, cm the subjeCt of the late controversies about tilts Apocrypha, which be illustrated by Many ingenious illustratinne,.. He coi n_ pare( theta to rents in an old chateau wall whiAt Ito had seen in Prance, which the people told him Were the avenues by ivhich evil spirits had escaped. He hoped the evil passions of men, who had brought too much of such passions into the Society, would thus have escaped. He aecounted for the defalcation of funds on the inherent principle of pugnaciousness in human nature. It reminded him of Lydia Languish, in Sheridan's Play of The Rivals- 7 " What !is there to be no elopement, no duels, no obstacles of any kind—are we to be married in a hum drum old-thshioned ,easy way - I wont be married at all !" So men, who had this pugnacious principle, really felt no stimu lus to exert theinuelves now that peace was restored. He then.re ferred to the pictures on the walls of the room---" There was his late Gracious Majesty, and the present King, Whom God Al mighty bless and prosper"—(immense cheering), and who had only yesterday added to his former bounties 2,0004 for the relief of the sufferers at this season of distress,__(Long and loud ap plause.)—There was the Duke of Kent, whose star ever shone in their cause:---there was the Duke of Sussex, arrayed in that garb, (the picture represents the Duke in the Highland costume), " in which, if that cause be righteous, and the temper good, victory is ever sure to extend its effin-ts. MI these were apparently smil ing on them—still they were but pictures. Fle hoped his hearers would be something more—would be living, active, angelic la bourers in this glorious cause." (The Rev. Gentleman continu ed in this playful strain, and was repeatedly cheered during his speech.) - The Rev. Dr. Mimi!, from South Africa, detailed the pro ceedings of the Bible Soeiety in that quarter of the globe, and read many interesting extracts from speeches made by Caffres, and Hot tentots, and Bushmen, at. Meetings of Native Bible Societies. Colonel Puters made similar statements of the good effects of the Bible on persons of all ranks, European and natives, in India. The - Rev. Mr. Fox, Missionary to Ceylon,, described the super stitions of that people in that interesting island, and the great work of grace which Mission a ry an d Bibl e Societies are rapidly carry ing on there under the Divirie blessing. (Much laughter was excited by Lord GAMBIER'S proposing tl.e Resolution with these words, " Ladies and Gentlemen.") Jolty i Tiroasto*, Eiq„ Treasurer, noticed his Lordedp's error, which was venial, when we recollect that nearly One-h..df of the contributions of the Society were derived from Ladies' Asso ciations. • Rev. W. Manful said that he was desired to be brief in what he would say, and thus far being orderly in his speech, he,hoped to be pardoned for being apparently disorderly in his conduct. He would take the liberty of crossing the Noble Chairman; though in this. his Lordship would not be crossed.__(llere Mr. Marsh walked across the platform in front of Lord Gambier, and grasping Baron Pelet de Loziere by the hand, whom he shook with a cordial vehemence, fully returned by the grateful B aron .)— He then exclaim e d, " M ay F rance and England ever be thus united, and in a cause which combines the glory of God and the salvation of man:" Rev. Mr. &us, late Missionary to the Sandwich Islands, exulted considerable interest by stating the progress of Christianity there, and reading letters from Madame Poki and her husband, who accompanied the lute King of those islands to this country. He also told a story to show the advantage of Christianity in in troducing civil liberty in those islands. This was not done by Missionaries, who never meddled in political matters, but resulted from the spread of the Bible. The eagerness of the natives to possess the Scriptures was also verified by some remarkable instances in Mr. Ellis's own experience. He related the tales with much naivete, and was loudly applauded by the Meeting. Major-General GIME moved the Thanks of the Meeting to Lord Gambier, which his Lordship gratefully acknowledged, and the Meeting adjourned at Half-past Four o'clock. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. A meeting of the friends of the proposed Zoological Society, which has been for some time in contemplatiou, took place at the Rooms of the Horticultural Society, in Regent.street, on Saturday last . Upwards of a hundred Noblemen and Gentlemen were present, among whom were the Marquis of Lansdown, Lords Darnley,. Egremont, Page, Auckland, Clinton, Stanley : the Pre sident of the ROpitSoeiety, the President of the Board of Con. troul, the Riglit'Hoh. the Lord Mayor, Sir Thomas Dyke Ack-; laud, Sir Robert Inglis, Sir Everard Home, Sir R. C. Fergu ton, Sir Stamford ltallles, the. Hon. Mr. Twisselton, Fiennes, Dr. Goodenough, Mr. Wm. Hamilton, Mr. H. T. Colebrooke, Mr. Children of the British Museum, Mr. Duncan of the Ashmoleaa Museum, (Word, Mr. P. Duncan, ditto, Mr. Lambert, Mr.. Marsden, Mr. Sotheby, the Rev. Mr. Benson, Mr. Vigors, Dr. Harwood, Dr. Horafield, Mr. Barnard, Mr. Chit, Mr. Mur chison, Captain De Capel Brooke, Dr. Waring, Mr. Stephens, the Rev. Mr. Racket, &c. &v. Sir Stun Ord Raffles having been called to tl►e Chair, a scrips of Resolutions were proposed, and passed unanimously, for the. organization of the Society, and a President, Council, and Of ticeri appointed. An opening Address was then read hylhe President, e►plasa , + tory of the past and present state of Zoology in the country, and of the objects and views of the Society. The Society already numbers amongst its most zealous sup. porters his Royal Highness the Duke of ; Sussex, the. Dukes of - Somerset and' Bedford, the Marquis of Hertford, Earls Spencer, Malmesbury, Cur►►arvou, Minto, &c. ; the Bishop of London and the Bishops of Carlisle and Bath and Wells, the Right Hononr, able Robert Peel, F. 'C. Robinson, Sir Charles Long 'and C. Arbuthnot, Sir Thomas LaWrence, Mr. Chantry, Dr. Hoekland, John Wilson Croker, Esq., J. A. Knight, Esq. and other die tinguistaed characters. . , TIM ARMY. The Ist Battalion of the tld Begin:tent of Foot Guards, marched yesterday from Knightsbridge Barracks to Paddington, and 'em barked there on board canal boats, on route to the neighbourhood of Manchester. Four Troops belonging to the oth Regiment of Dragoon Guards, which recently reached Canterbury from Edinburgh Castle, have received orders to march forthwith, from that atation, for Shef field. Two Troops: of the same . Corps, that were on route front Scotland, for Canterbury, have been ordered to move on Sheffield. . The 73d Regiment of. Foot, which recently arrived at Liver- - pool from Dublin, Imo marched for Warrington and Wigan.' The 17th Leneers, now quartered at- Exeter,' were inspected - on Monday by Alajor.Genural Sir Hussey Vivian, on Broad Clint Heath, The regiment arrived on the grimed at half-psist nine, and went through their manoeuvres in a Manner wh id* Called Perth the warm approbation of the General, and the admiration of all who were assembled. . The..." review," as the geod folks of Exeter will have it, drew a vast number of persons from their less agree, nbleavocations, ana.many fashionables to witness it..-1 a .n !same equipages, ehaises, :gigs, equestrians, and pviestrians, were not wanting to complete a scene wearing the appearance of " nattirea holiday." About two o'clock they returned ;. and the crow d which awaited their arrival had by no means diminished—so grand a sight as the " review" of cheat four hundred. Lancers was not to be loSt by the Exonians. The 3Oth Regim4nt, recently arrived at Colehmter, received au order on Sunday morning to march to Manehester dire Ct. The '734 Regiment, which haul been for some months past quartered in Dublin, embarked at Kingstown, on Saturday Mgt, no board a steam-packet, for LiVerpool. This * distinguished Re giment marched from their quarters in the Royal Barracks, at n few minutes' notice, in order to proceed to the disturbed districts ' .Preetnan's Journal. Friday a squadron of the I Oth, or Prince of Wales's 'Own Regiment of Hussars, left Northampton Barracks, accord their route, which arrived the preceding day,- Mr Notting wracks, and from thence to follow the orders of the oflitaws commanding the northern district. ,A detachment of Artillery, with two pieces of cannon, passed. through Coventry on Sunday afternoon, on their route to the disturbed northern districts; 'ng V; Three thousand Six . hundred slaves have been cap tared and liberated pulite coast of Africa duriw , the last twelve months, by the squadron under Commodore Ban. THE LAW WITH RESPECT TO RIOTING, In case of any sudden riot or disturbance, any of his Majesty's subjects may arm themselves and use ordinary means of force to suppress the sante, without the presence of a Magistrate, or any other peace-oflicer, being necessary. The military are, of course, included in the expression, "any of his Majesty's subjects." A paragr a ph ha s a pp eare d i n sev e ra l of the Morn ing Papers, giving an account of a starving family in the neigh. bourhood of Manchester having deVoured a leg of mutton raw. There is something in this statement so 'truly absurd, that We shall not waste a word as to the improbability of such a story, But it may be as well to mention, that this identical paragraph . originally appeared in an obscure Sunday Newspaper, as far back 49 the month of December last ! The writer of it has, no doubt, thought it worthy of a second insertion, in consequence of the alarming, tun; at the same time,, we hive teMporary, distreis which is now prevailing riw".the manufacturing districts : and it -is to his ingenuity that we - ,tire .indebted for a notice of it by an Member, who , iOndilithnt to the fact of the destruction of a joint of raw mutton, has been Owed to add the no less won derful dead cats I piece of intelligence of some of our countrymen living on bt Sun. LONDON, TIMIZSPA Y EVENING, MA 1Y 4, ISM `We recur to the subject of the Debate of Tuesday evening, for the purpose of again expressiug our regret at the course pursued by the Country Gentlemen in the House of Commons in opposing the measures which His Majesty's 11(fmisters had recommended with reference to BondAtCon4 . We are co/wiped, that their opposition on this occasion will be produc- tine of much evil in various ways, and ,we shall be surprised if it has, not the effect of has tening an alteration ne the whole system of the Corn Laws. If policy had not dictated to these Gen tlemen a different line of conduct on this question, we do think that sympathy for the feelings of others should 'have had some influence with them. The re collection of the' considerate attention paid to the Petitions of the Agriculturists during the time they were particularly suffering, should have led them joy. fully to seize the present opportunity to assist' the other.great interest of the country in a time of. unex ampled distress, especially with the unqualified as surance they have from the Ministers of the Crown that this partial measure is not - to affect the general question of the Corn Laws. We shall only add, that we confidentlY trust that the Go vernment will not be deterred, by the opposition , which the l an d e d i nterest h as ma d e , f rom resolutely persisting in the pr o p ose d IneaSures, the adoption o f which would a ffo r d some present re li e f to the dis tresses of the manuflieturers, and would s ecure th e country from the possible recurrence of still greater difficulties. • Although a, general feeling :%vas ,exprossed in the House of Commons against any'direet grant of public money for t h e relief (4 the distressed Districts 'of Lancashire, we would wish to make a suggestion upon this point,. which perhpaynight,.be adopted without being productive of any esit consequences in respect to precedent. .By4he - ,iiTtrbduetion into 'the market of the Corn now in Bond; niirpayment of a duty of 12s. -a Quartet"; i'Sum'of 'not less than 200,0001 sWill be brought into . the ExChequ e r, w hi c h was not included in the rinancial Estimates of Mr. ROBINSON.-' Let . not :he Nation at large benefit by this unexpected Receipt, but let the Sum so arising, be appropriated to the relief of the Manufacturing Districts. ThiS would be a national Contribution worthy of the Country, and effectual in its object. . Rumours have been in circulation for some days past, that the Dissolution of Parliament, which was to take place between the 25th and 29th instant, would be postponed in consequence of the disturbances in Lancashire. We believe the actual time for the Dis solution, has not yet been finally settled, but we must say, that we see nu reason for postponing that event. It is certainly much to be lamented, that Parliament had not been dissolved during lest autumn, when the Country was in a quiet, and apparently prosperous state. Had that been the ease, the new ParEa- ment would probably have entered upon several subjects which the present has not ventured to grapple with ; and the question of the Corn Laws in particular would have been brought to some final adjustment. It is now evident that that most im portant question cannot be put at rest during the present Session, and the sooner, therefore, the Session ends the better ; because, as long as the House sits, the question will constantly be agitated. That the Session will end shortly, seems certain, and if this is so, we see no good ground for postponing the dissolution ; because, if it should become necessary to summon Parliament again to meet, it could assemble nearly as soon, if a dissolu tion took place, as if it were only prorogued. The present state of the Country too, is certainly not such as to excite any apprehension that an Election could not be carried on with security and safety—but who can foretell that a less favourable period may not exist, if it be postponed till a later period of the year ? On the whole, we shall be happy to find that the dis solution is determined on at an early period, after which if any necessity should arise to call Parliament to gether, it will be able to act, with more energy and firm ness than it can evince in the immediate prospect of a General Election. We are really astonished that the Morning Herald should continue to insert in its co)umns, Letters upon Naval Affairs, which, to say the least of them, evince but little knowledge of the subjects upon which they profess to treat. A Letter of this description, signed a " Natal Officer," appeared in the Herald yesterday, and sur passed those which had gone before it in- the inaccuracy of its statements and conclusions. The intended employment of his Majesty's ship 'Gloucester, in the conveyance of the Embassy to St. Petetsbuigh, is made the ground of attack upon the Admiralty, who are condemned, "for reducing. Officers entitled by their Rank to mix with thefirst Society of the land to the humiliating situation of commanding passage vessels ; and for PQRCING . Passengers on them' at a fixed rate, which does not meet halt their expeneos: . The writer then . goes 0a to prove the justice of his censure, by stating, that the Gloucester is to convey the Duke of DEVONSIIIRIeS servants and_ baggage only, of which a Captain is, required to take charge; while his Cirace and friends will not con deseend,to honour his Majesty's ship with their pre sence. Now, it most unfortunately happens fdr this 'Sapient writer, that the Duke of DEvoNsirria, and the whole of the distinguished, persons attached to his mission, are to embark in the Gloucestei, and proceed in that ship to St. Petersburg': and that her Captain will not be subjected to one farthing of experfee for their entertainment or his own, as the Captain's table is to be provided and kept at the public . expense, by persons expressly sent on board for that purpose ! I So much for this particular case.—Now for the general question. That employment of ships of war in the convey ance' of High Public Functionaries, is sometimes 'necessary, cannot be denied : that it is not degrading to Captains to receive such Functionaries, (for none 'but persons holding 'high stations, or Field Officers'' rank in the Army or Navy, are ever so received at the Captain's table),.'must be. equally admitted; and that it is not disagreeable or unprofitable, must be - inferred, from the eagerness with which the most distinguished Officers in the Ntival service seek such employment. The command of the ..Yaehts, -whose only duty is The conveyance of passengers, has long been alike.,the am bition and'reward of the first Offieers of the British Navy, and will remain so notwithstanding the writings of the 4 , Naval Officer." His assertion, that the Board of Admiralty are, at this moment, cramping the,powers, comforts, and con venience of Naval Officers, requires no refutation, as it is falsified by the various Acts of Parliament, instruc tions, and regulations, which have been promulgated within a recent period, by which the pay, provisions, and general comforts of the officers and men of the fleet, have been improved in an extraordinary degree, and the powers of the officers no otherwise restricted than in the abuse of the authority necessarily vested iii,them to punish their men. It will be, seen by the Advertisement in th e front the e r t y Paper,en Tuesday that the forSubscriptionthe Re Relief which w as opene d in i e f of the Di stresses of the iVitinufacturing Districts, amounted last night to the sum of £lB,OOO. We are happy to observe, that the latest accounts frbm the disturbed districts are still more favoica' than thoie preVr 6 ifsly realiv e d. Ind eed, Nve are, as , sttred that the riots had been much exa tea.: it ggera would appear, however, that a trifling disturbance took place at Bradford,. on Monday night, but the ihnely'arrival.of the YorkshirerHussars, restored tran quillity. We have adrices from Manchestar as late f as yesterday morning, at which time order pro , vailed. (Extract from a letter, dated Mandiester, - Quarter-past I,l* Wednesday morning.) " The town has been peaceable during last night. A spirit at discontent prevailed in the vicinity of New Cross, yesterday afta• noon, but the mob dispersed without committing any acts of oui• rage. At present all is tranquil." From the Flanders Mail which arrived this morn• ju g , we make the following extracts. It appears, that the national jealousy of the French is highly offended at the prospect of the inauguration of a Colossal Lion on the field of Waterloo, by the King of the Netherlands : nausms, APRIL 29. Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, and his lady, arrived bus yesterday from Germany, and set out, this morning for Paris Lady Wellesley set out this morning for London. The Journal du Commerce ,of Antwerp gives an extract of letter from Port-au-Prince, of the 15ill of March, which an ' nonnces that the Treaty of Commerce concluded in France ly the Deputies of Hayti, with Commiasiorters 'appointed for the purpose, has been rejected by the Haytiau Government. " Nobody," says the Correspondent, " knows the subject of the difficulty; aye, however, regret this uncertainty, for the ratificaties of the Treaty annihilating it is true ; the English and Gennep Commerce would at least have given some stability to the state or things, whereas in this manner credit and commerce diminirh daily. Aram 30.—W e learn from the Hague that his 31ajest9 the King has undergone an operation in the thigh, in consequence of the accident which happened to him when h e was l oo ki ng a t ths progress of the work in the Palace of Prince Frederick of Bra . sell. His Majesty had passed a good night, and is tolerably well' Yesterday the Gold Medals given by his Majesty to the It siciaus who, during the last year, v acc i na t e d t h e grea t es t utnbt , of children, were given to them with great ceremony. We hear that the 21th of August, his Majesty's birth-day, is fil ej for the inauguration of the Colossal Lion on the field of Waterl°' This Lion, even while it is still idthe foundry, has furnished ,. th n French Journals with various artieles not a, little offensive to th e kingdom of the Netherlands. At length we have one of them expressing a hope that this Lion will, at some flai l time, adorn one of the squares at Paris, end that, truly, bfr cause the journalist remembers having seen at Paris the PAO erected by Frederick IL, in commemoration of the victory whic h he gained at that place in 1757, over the French and Austrians. We know that conquerors have often taken advantage of their triumphs to carry off trophies, even such as were entirely of S pacific nature; and -that journalist may also reinetabiT having anon at Paris the vaile of our churches, museums, and libraries; the wonders of arts, ravished front Italy, the famous Quadriga °f Berlin, &c. &c. But he should recollect that they are nut nos to be seen there; and that it is happy for the capital in which tbis article was written, that its conquerors were less rapacious and less vindictive than his countrymen, : otherwise what would laic become of the column in the Pl ace V en d ome , An d t h e bridge' ° Austerlitz and Jena? M* 2.—Yesterday afternoon a British . Cabinet niefsesr passed through this city on his way frOm Vienna to London, I ' l during the night anothen:coming from St. Petersburgb. the % 2 l o E t N h N , A' Aram 22.,L-Aceounts from Corfu, of April a, el that since the 20th of March, no news had been received there of the fate of 3lissolonglii, probahly on account of the continuance of the north winds. The last Attite authentic account was received ea phaionia, o w n he boar uth d e lb Lo ei rd m ,H iad igh i Ceitini:ta;iseoiteinnecr;rre. tuorneedner.forernmainee' hsd been on the 17th With Capt.' l '.lilL:iirCr in the camp bet° 31issolonghi, where he had 4 , cqfrie.,l4:4,of, .tWO been with . 1 b 11 : him PAVIA In hie tent, in the preseture of the Seraskier Itedeclati, Afahoturt Pada, and of the two Cormuissioners from the Porte , wtias,renbnohitiveirt.,ert re m iec - ell ted as bthyer besieged,rin fluency Bey and Redsehid fetid. - In thiS c onference, he so* licited Ibrahim to allow the women, children, and old min, 1 ° leave Alissoloughi unmolested. Ibrahim declared himself rear to do this, if 31 issolonglii were surrendered, and the garrison 11 down their arms, i n which case t h e y 6110449, permitted to re• re-embarked, and kissolonghi wasli4aoits riav Atrusnuau, Aratt. 27. The Allgenreine Zeitung, of this date has " 'rftir `from Greece, except a letter from Leghorn, and one .frof) ..,,e." t4te ', s ,`, ‘ „ 20th of April, from which nothing farther,cau be in t u" - that 31issoloughi 'still held out. f ..onliamt°bliicei)h.'GeTnieeraPlr°AP°6ljduts • C We received a Dutch Mail this morning, brine down accounts from Odessa to the . 12th of April. '‘ V ` fear that the speculations respecting Greece arc, toe good , to be true. Missolonghi .8411 holds out AMST:M/143t, MAY I. We have received, from a highly reopect..hle. quarter, the f „ . ' ). lowing important 'intelligence, which we communicate, with 1 "' observation, that it is sent to t 1.9 as it was received by the gendel man from we have it. u 1; been received there fkl (The first communication is lett(4 &tun Brody, in Gallic Toai the Ihth of April, stating that news h/ Otletta, Mardi 30th; Syra, 13th ; Smyrna, Isthi a nd CoO r . tinople, 19th, all stating, that : Commodore Hamilton bad In otir nounced.to the Greek Government th e recogn i t i on of the 0 , pendenee of Greece, by. England and Russia. These dates el e to be old style. - The second is the following letter . ' from a lel4 ' March 31, old style (April 12.) n Ceo " Thirtyseven ships have ar r i ve d h ere i n f our days fr°l- stantinople. They confirm the above. news, and add, that Coo; modore Hamilton bad cause d h os tili t i es b etween t h e Tor k° : the. Greeks to cease: this news wa's brewl.ht ,by express 4 Smyrna. The br o th e r o f th e C ount C ala/ d'i str i a, by the cotOri o consent of Great B r it a i n an d Inistia, is slicr.h. to go to a vece,„ ." tbedignity of P res id ent o fili e 'G ree l ts i n the 1, clap. These are th e a c co u nts ruceiVed here, 'which will ea rtaialC; joice all friends of th e G ree k s es t h ey d o us . Sh ou ld the heq vc ,' h ir confirm tie literal centents of .the accounts with respect to " e f , sudden recognition of . Greece, yet the c‘iiiturretlee of ou 0.411 ,,, vourable letter s received froni - Odcf,s:,. at the same time, f r° ", n t many differe.rit quarters, seetns to hirlivato a gre at political e v advantageous to the''GrCeliS, to whi c h t h e repor t s from all l'°l . ) - e of Europe allude, and the parti o ili rs o f wh i c h Will provablysoon accurately known". AMSTERDAM, MAY a.on t ori d on , - 40 b; months, 40 t. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEnwnnay, MAT 3. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. /Inflow:NT and others brought up from the Commons the Westminster Improvement Bill, and . several Private Bills, which were read a first time. The Duke of AVM: presented Petitions from several Parishes in the County of Perth against any alteration in the Banking System in Scotland.—Laill on the table. COURT OF CHANCERY. Earl GROSVENOR made some obsertations respecting. the practice of the Court of Chancery, with regard to com— mitments, and was understood to complain of the existing system. The LORD CHANCELLOR admitted that individuals were committed for contempt in consequence of the non-payment of costs. But he had introduced. a clause in the Insolvent Debtors' Act, which gave to such individuals the same mode of relieving themselves from a commitment of the Court of Chancery as from those of Courts of Law, by taking the benefit of the In solvent Debtors' Act. If any further improvements were pointed out, no oue would be found more anxious than himself to adopt them. Adjourned till Friday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER proceeded at the usual hour to count the members, when there appearing but 19 Members, an Adjouru ment necessarily took place. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. • -- - HOUSE OF COMMONS. —(THIS DAY.) NOTICES Or MOTIONS. I. Mr. Ilume—State of the Nation. - • 2. Mr. Attorney-General—Bill founded upon the Report of the CommissiOners appointed to inquire into the Practice of the Court of Chancery. 3. r. John Williqma—To refer Report of the Chancery Com mi,sion to a Coniblittee of this House. 4. Sir Jolin Newport—To move Resolutions as to Episcopal Unions and Pluralities in Ireland. 5. fir. Maurice Fitzgerald—Papers relating to the Revenue, Ireland. 6. Mr. Martin (of Calway)—That a select Committee be up. pointed, to inquire how far it may be practicable to aflbrd to the brute creation the protection ut Law, without divesting man of that.controul over, and disposal of creatures. which' a wise Providence entrusted to hint for his use anti benefit ; but which trust, it must be inferred, in reference to the Di. vine Creator of a ll t hi ngs , was to be exercised with a due regard to reason, justice, and conscience. • ORDEIIS Or 'ruE DAY. TIISITICS Wstterk»c;n Regulati o n Bill—S econ d reading. • 2. Corn Laws, Act [3 Geo. 4, c. 601—Committee. 3. Silk Duties Bill—Committee. • • • DROPPED ORDERS OF THE DAY OF YESTERDAY. 1. Alehouses Licenses Bill—Second reading. 2. Shire Halls Bill—Third reading. 3. Yorkshire Election Bill—Report. 4. Corn Lawit—Aet [3 Geo. 4, c. 430]—Report thereupon. 5. Registration of Alions Bill—Report. H. Gardens and Hot-houses Bill.-Report. 7. P.trisit pprenticem Bill—Committee. H. Alercliant Seamen Wages Bill—Report. 9. Customs Collection . Bill—Thin . reading. 10. Debit)! and Creditor Arrangement Bill--Further considera, lion of Repoli. 1. , benefices (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 2. Valuation of Ireland Bill—Report. 1. Yeomanry Corps Bill—Report. 4. Fisheries (Ireland) Bill—Third reading. 5. Trustees Ertutiled Estates Bill—Third reading. DHOTPED SECOND 11EADIND OF rutv.s.Ty. BILL. Duke of Gordon's Estate. PRICES OF STOCKS Till Bank stuck 3 per Cent- lied. • — I :8 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Smith Sea Stork Ohl Annuities New Ditto 0001.2 d.... 9 10 Ditto 501)1.2d. Ditto Small 2d 9 11 pin. Ditto Advertised • Bank for Acct• ......... I India for Acct. I Conti. for A t. per Cent. Coml. ...... 78A :n per 'et. Ditto Bed. ..... 4 per 1. ent. New - 4 per Cent. Scrip ... 4t dim. Bank Long Ann. India titnel; .. Ditto Bond~ ..... f► 10 pm. PitICES Vq"ItEIGN wi A% a riati Ittr4,ls 4 iber gent.— Brazilian Ns Buenos Ayres Bds ...... Chiller' Lida, II per et. 40 40 CoTombinii B(la Do. 1024 Danish, p. et. Greek Btis • 1)9. 1021; • 15 [82.1 62 a-I .1.124?).3 AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Nrapiitan, 11124 Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Ponds Prussian, 6 per cop. Ditto New atomism, New, 5 p. c. Spanish 11121, 5 1 , . r. 11328 . Frthch Itentem, it p. c. —t. __c. ----- Exchange , —f. —c. 3 p. t• —c. Exchange PRICES OF SHARES A'r or 0 CX.QCK. Per Shrove Tiolanos Mining Coiriptiny • 11rilisli Iron, lining (!ontisiiny 7t, 11 f;,i 7 Tlitlptalituk Mining, CoOiBanY United Mei:lean Alining Culupauy , Alliance Fire 40t1 Lift: Airuritnee tencir,ll 8 y Protector Fire As!surrincliepitiponY Canal Gas Engine Company. r . , • • . .. , Flanders Prik;ice Brazil America Dor. 0 1 1 ORkfON MAILS. AliitivED. .t HI(;II . WATER AT (*DON BRIDGE TO-11101140W, )11):ni:;g, 4 minutes after U. Evening, 5 minutes after 1 THE FUSTPS. City, 12 o'clock 4144 Consols, which left Mr veskirilay at 77i to 78, oP ew ed this morning at 78, buyers ; but up to the time little business - has been done, ,nevertheles s tla Market appears firm and steady. This. day is a hoh.' day at th e B an k, ,b u t th e Stock- Exchange and h°, reign Markets are open. In the Foreign Market some business has been do n ' in Colombian Bonds, which has caused them to it , '," ; prove. Old Spanish, ; Brazilian B o nds, 6D ,,, New Scrip, dis.; Mexican, 624 ; Greek, 1 5 Iv 16 ; Colombian, 41 ,t o ; Peruvian, 29 , 30; ,g 1" chequer Bills, Bto 10 prem.; ltuian, 76 i• Two dePc! , 4 Within the two previous hours there has been little doing in the Cimsnl elkhfrket, anithey TOY quoted , at 78 , to 8 - 1 . a n d s iipo lle a ro:l4 l4, a stea d y marKet.—uonwis, ; • New Fours; 93i, 4; ";;! to h cis.; 41-Ito i; Mexican, 62,-1- to 2.